The Copy Protection System in the PlayStation
Added 2018-03-24 16:58:38 +0000 UTCDid you know the original PlayStation used the laser tracking system of optical disc formats to tell a real disc from a fake? When I learned about this system, I thought it was really clever. But over an argument at lunchtime in high school, I devised a "system" Sony could have used to make disc copying virtually impossible.
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The black layer initially made no difference, but there's a rumor that later models checked for it.
2018-03-29 17:15:53 +0000 UTCYou should comment that on the YT page!
Technology Connections
2018-03-25 00:46:50 +0000 UTC"The first commercially successful game console to use the compact disc..." What a polite way to say "haha suck it NEC, Sega, Amiga CDTV and 3D0".
Jason McMillon
2018-03-24 23:13:38 +0000 UTCBetter solution, sounds weird, hear me out: *ehem* LP, player armature Copy Protection via nobody wanting to tote around LPs in 1996 Boom, by that point, your profit margins should be in the tens, if not dozens of dollars.
avfusion
2018-03-24 22:35:53 +0000 UTCI decided not to include a demo for fear of being seen as promoting the practice. Also, I tried at least a dozen times and couldn't pull it off!
Technology Connections
2018-03-24 18:36:08 +0000 UTCwould be nice to see a demo disc swapping trick successfully loading the burned copy
2018-03-24 18:34:42 +0000 UTCIn a way, the DVL-700 in my last video was such a player!
Technology Connections
2018-03-24 17:48:43 +0000 UTCI would hate to imagine seeing all sorts of different sized CDs, although the possibility of a "universal disc player", much like a universal remote, with a giant disc tray containing all sorts of slots in it sounds intriguing.
Sam Blakey
2018-03-24 17:32:49 +0000 UTC"But over an argument at lunchtime in high school, I devised a "system" Sony could have used to make disc copying virtually impossible." - I can tell that you were a real hit with the women in high school! - LOL :P
Bill Basch
2018-03-24 17:30:16 +0000 UTC
